- The inner workings of After Effects…are rather unique when compared…to other applications.…See, within this one application,…you can have 2D layers.…In fact, you can have 2D layers…that live in a 3D world,…which I will often call 2 1/2D layers.…Then there are actual 3D layers…that have 3D volume and depth that exist…in a true three-dimensional world, which,…if you work natively inside of After Effects,…is only available when you use…the Ray-traced render engine.…Also, you can create 3D elements…within the Cinema 4D Lite plugin…that comes free with After Effects CC.…

So, needless to say, there are many…different kinds of 3D inside of After Effects.…Listen closely, because I don't want you…to try and click to follow along.…Please just watch and listen.…I'm going to move rather rapidly…as I move through things…because I wanna give you a good overview…as to how everything's set up to function.…But don't worry, eventually we will be creating…each of these different kinds of elements later on…as we continue moving throughout this chapter…

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7/10/2015

After Effects CC Essential Training covers all of the fundamentals required to get new video editors and mograph artists up to speed with this powerful program. The first two chapters explore the key concepts, terminology, and interface of After Effects, and break down the six foundations of After Effects mastery—compositions, layers, animation, effects, 3D, and rendering. Follow-up chapters introduce a variety of real-world projects designed to reinforce the skills you've learned, such as:

Building graphics such as lower thirds, logos, and credit rolls

Repairing and retiming video

Keying green-screen footage

Rotoscoping

Animating a 3D logo

Motion tracking

Your guide, Ian Robinson, wraps up the course with some project management techniques that will help you merge projects from multiple editors, and get you in the habit of archiving completed work.